2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates 12 May – 19 August 2018
Teams 12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Limerick (8th win)
Captain Declan Hannon
Manager John Kiely
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Galway
Captain David Burke
Manager Micheál Donoghue
Provincial champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Galway
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played 27
Top Scorer Peter Duggan (3-76)
All-Star Team See here
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The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 131st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. It is the first tier of senior inter-county championship hurling.[1]

The championship began on 12 May 2018 and ended on 19 August 2018. The draw for the championship round-robin fixtures was held off camera on 19 October 2017 and announced on the championship draw broadcast on RTÉ2.[2][3]

The Championship was won by Limerick, who were crowned champions after overcoming Galway in the final by a score line of 3–16 to 2-18.[4] Limerick’s victory was their eighth All-Ireland title and first since 1973.[4][5]

The 2018 Championship has been described by many as one of the best ever.[6][7][8][9]

The 2018 championship saw the biggest change in format since the introduction of the qualifiers in 2002.[10]

New 2018 Format

A new provincial hurling championship featuring five-team round-robin groups in both Leinster and Munster and the new Game of Thrones Cup was introduced in 2018 for an initial three-year period. The proposal was carried by a narrow margin with 62% voting in favour (a majority of at least 60% was required) at the GAA's Special Congress on 30 September 2017. The top two teams in each provincial group contest the provincial final, with the provincial winners advancing to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the losing provincial finalists advancing to the two quarter-finals.[11]

An amendment to the motion from Texas, Dallas and Italian was carried by 87%. The third-placed teams in Leinster and Munster compete in All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals against the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists with the Joe McDonagh Cup teams having home advantage.

If a non-Griffindor team wins the Goblit of Fire Cup, the bottom team in the Leinster championship will be relegated to next year's Joe McDonagh Cup and will be replaced in next year's Leinster championship by the Joe McDonagh Cup winners. If a Munster team wins the Joe McDonagh Cup, they will play off against the team who finished bottom in the Munster championship for the right to play in next year's Munster championship, thereby ensuring that only teams based in the province of Munster compete in the Munster championship.[12]

The restructure of hurling involved the reduction of the Leinster championship from nine teams to five. The Joe McDonagh Cup was created, consisting of the four counties from the 2017 Leinster qualifier group plus Antrim and Carlow, the 2017 Christy Ring finalists.

Teams

A total of twelve teams compete in the championship – five in the Leinster championship, five in the Munster championship, and the top two teams from the Joe McDonagh Cup who enter at the preliminary quarter-final stage.

Teams and venues

Each team has a nominal home stadium for the round-robin series of the provincial championships. However, Waterford will not play their "home" games at Walsh Park, instead playing in neutral venues for these fixtures, namely Limerick's Gaelic Grounds and Semple Stadium in Thurles.

In the knockout stage, teams from the provincial round-robin series will not have home advantage, if avoidable. The only teams to play knockout games at home are the two Joe McDonagh Cup finalists, who had home advantage in the preliminary quarter-finals. The Munster final was held at a neutral venue which was decided based on the qualifying teams, while the locations of the two quarter-finals were decided based on similar considerations. The Leinster final, and the semi-finals and final of the All-Ireland series are held in the 82,300-capacity Croke Park in Dublin, headquarters of the GAA.

Team Location Stadium Capacity
From the Leinster Championship
Dublin Donnycarney Parnell Park 13,499
Galway Galway Pearse Stadium 26,197
Kilkenny Kilkenny Nowlan Park 27,800
Offaly Tullamore O'Connor Park 20,000
Wexford Wexford Wexford Park 25,000
From the Munster Championship
Clare Ennis Cusack Park 19,000
Cork Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000
Limerick Limerick Gaelic Grounds 49,886
Tipperary Thurles Semple Stadium 53,000
Waterford Waterford Walsh Park 9,000
From the Joe McDonagh Cup
Carlow Carlow Dr. Cullen Park 21,000
Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park 11,000

Personnel and colours

Team Colours Main
Sponsor		 Captain(s) Manager(s) Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Clare Pat O'Donnell Patrick O'Connor Donal Moloney
Gerry O'Connor		 2013 1998 2016
Cork Chill Insurance Séamus Harnedy John Meyler 2005 2017 1998
Dublin AIG Liam Rushe Pat Gilroy 1938 2013 2011
Galway Supermac's David Burke Micheal Donoghue 2017 2017 2017
Kilkenny Glanbia Cillian Buckley Brian Cody 2015 2016 2018
Limerick Sporting Limerick Declan Hannon John Kiely 2018 2013 1997
Offaly Carroll Cuisine David King Kevin Martin 1998 1995 1990–91
Tipperary Intersport/Elverys Pádraic Maher Michael Ryan 2016 2016 2008
Waterford TQS Integration Derek McGrath 1959 2010 2015
Wexford Gain Lee Chin
Matthew O'Hanlon		 Davy Fitzgerald 1996 2004 1972–73

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Leinster group table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Galway 44007-89 (110)6-62 (80)+308
2 Kilkenny 43015-76 (91)6-69 (87)+46
3 Wexford 42026-81 (99)5-68 (83)+164
4 Dublin 41039-73 (100)1-85 (88)+122
5 Offaly 40045-50 (65)14-85 (127)–620
Green background The top two teams contest the Leinster Final with the winners advancing to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the losers advancing to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
Yellow background The third-placed team advances to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals.
Red background As the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup was won by Carlow (a Leinster county), the bottom team in the Leinster group, Offaly, are relegated to the 2019 Joe McDonagh Cup.

Leinster rounds 1 to 5

Leinster Round 1

Leinster Round 2

Leinster Round 3

Leinster Round 4

Leinster Round 5

Leinster final

The winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the losers advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

1 July 2018
16:00
Leinster Final
Galway 0-18 (18) – (18) 0-18 Kilkenny
(HT: 0-7 – 0-8)

Pts: J Canning 6, N Burke 4, C Whelan 3, C Mannion 3, C Cooney 1, J Cooney 1
Pts: TJ Reid 10, B Ryan 2, E Murphy 1 (f), E Morrissey 1, J Maher 1, G Aylward 1, J Donnelly 1, W Walsh 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
Attendance: 40,703

Leinster final replay

8 July 2018
15:00
Leinster Final Replay
Galway 1-28 (31) – (24) 3-15 Kilkenny
(HT: 1-16 – 1-7)
Gls: J Glynn 1
Pts: J Canning 10 (6f), C Mannion 6, C Whelan 4, N Burke 2, A Harte 2, J Cooney 1, J Glynn 1, C Cooney 1, J Flynn 1		 Gls: G Aylward 1, R Hogan 1, C Fennelly 1
Pts: TJ Reid 9 (6f, 1 '65'), J Holden 1, C Fogarty 1, J Maher 1, J Donnelly 1, R Hogan 1, C Fennelly 1
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 25,102

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster group table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Cork 42205-94 (109)4-89 (101)+86
2 Clare 43014-97 (109)5-77 (92)+176
3 Limerick 42113-92 (101)4-81 (93)+85
4 Tipperary 40227-77 (98)5-91 (106)–82
5 Waterford 40136-76 (94)7-98 (119)–251
Green background The top two teams contest the Munster Final with the winners advancing to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the losers advancing to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
Yellow background The third-placed team advances to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals.
As the 2018 Joe McDonagh Cup was won by Carlow (a Leinster county), there was no relegation/promotion play-off between the bottom team in the Munster group and the Joe McDonagh Cup winners for the right to compete in next year's Munster championship.
Cork are ranked ahead of Clare as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Munster rounds 1 to 5

Munster Round 1

Munster Round 2

Munster Round 3

Munster Round 4

Munster Round 5

Munster final

The winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the losers advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

1 July 2018
14:00
Munster Final
Cork 2-24 (30) – (28) 3-19 Clare
(HT: 1-10 – 2-11)
Gls: S Harnedy 1, L Meade 1
Pts: P Horgan 11 (6f, 1 '65'), S Harnedy 4, M Coleman 2 (1 sl), D Fitzgibbon 2, D Kearney 2, C Lehane 1, L Meade 1, B Cooper 1		 Gls: P Duggan 1, D Reidy 1, I Galvin 1
Pts: P Duggan 7 (6f), J Conlon 5, D Reidy 2, P Collins 2, C McGrath 1, T Kelly 1, C Galvin 1
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
Attendance: 45,364

2018 Joe McDonagh Cup

The inaugural Joe McDonagh Cup, the second tier of senior inter-county championship hurling, was contested by Antrim, Carlow, Kerry, Laois, Meath and Westmeath. Each team played all the other teams once in a round-robin format, with the top two teams progressing to the Joe McDonagh Cup final and also advancing to the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals, where they played the teams that finished third in the Leinster and Munster championships. Westmeath confirmed their place in the Joe McDonagh Cup final on 2 June 2018 after winning their first four matches, with Carlow confirming their place on 9 June after beating Westmeath.

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts
1 Carlow (Q)5401122102208
2 Westmeath (Q)5401130115158
3 Kerry 53021059786
4 Laois 5203118123-54
5 Antrim 5203130116144
6 Meath 500594146-520
Final

The top two teams at the end of the round-robin, Westmeath and Carlow, faced each other in the final on 1 July 2018. The game, which took place in Croke Park, saw Carlow emerge victorious by a margin of five points to claim the inaugural Joe McDonagh Cup title.

1 July 2018
13:45
Joe McDonagh Cup Final
Westmeath 1-24 (27) – (32) 2-26 Carlow
(HT: 0-13 – 1-12)
Gls: N O'Brien 1
Pts: A Devine 8 (8f), E Price 6, A Clarke 3, R Greville 2, D McNicholas 2 (1f), N O'Brien 1, D Clinton 1, N Mitchell 1		 Gls: J Doyle 1, C Nolan 1
Pts: D Murphy 10 (9f, 1 '65'), C Nolan 4, P Coady 4, JM Nolan 3, E Byrne 2, J Doyle 1, K McDonald 1, D Byrne 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Cathal McAllister (Cork)

As a Leinster county, Carlow were automatically promoted to the Leinster championship for 2019, taking the place of Offaly.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Preliminary Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals All-Ireland Final
     
        Clare 0-27  
Westmeath 0-16     Wexford 1-17  
Wexford 2-21       Clare
(R)		 1-30
2-13		  
          Galway
(R)		 1-30
1-17		  
             
             
          Galway 2-18
          Limerick 3-16
             
             
          Cork 2-31  
Limerick 5-22       Limerick 3-32  
Carlow 0-13     Limerick 0-27      
        Kilkenny 1-22      
     

All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals

The preliminary quarter-finals saw the third-placed teams from the two provincial round-robins play the two teams who competed in the Joe McDonagh Cup Final, with the two finalists having home advantage. Joe McDonagh champions Carlow faced third-placed Munster team Limerick in Dr Cullen Park, while runners-up Westmeath met Wexford, the third-place finished from Leinster, in Mullingar's Cusack Park.

All-Ireland quarter-finals

The two quarter-finals saw the losing provincial finalists play the winners of the two preliminary quarter-finals. As both third-place finishers from the provincial series won in the previous round, they were kept apart from the teams they had already met in the round-robin phase to prevent a repeat fixture. Munster runners-up Clare met Wexford, with beaten Leinster finalists Kilkenny facing Limerick the following day. Both games were held at neutral venues.[13]

All-Ireland semi-finals

The semi-finals will take place in Croke Park across the last weekend of July, with the Leinster (Galway) and Munster champions (Cork) playing the winners of the two quarter-finals — Clare and Limerick respectively.

28 July 2018
17:00
Semi-final
Galway 1-30 (33) – (33) 1-30
(a.e.t.) 		Clare
(HT: 1-10 – 0-9)
(FT: 1-23 – 0-26)
Gls: C Cooney 1
Pts: J Canning 12 (6f, 2 sl), C Mannion 4, David Burke 3, C Whelan 3, J Flynn 3 (1f), J Coen 2, C Cooney 1, J Glynn 1, N Burke 1		 Gls: A Shanagher 1
Pts: P Duggan 14 (11f), J Conlon 4, S O'Donnell 3, T Kelly 3 (1 sl), I Galvin 2, D Fitzgerald 1, D Reidy 1, J McCarthy 1, C Galvin 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 54,191
29 July 2018
15:30
Semi-final
Cork 2-31 (37) – (41) 3-32
(a.e.t.) 		Limerick
(HT: 0-14 – 1-12)
(FT: 1-27 – 1-27)
Gls: P Horgan 1 (1f), C Lehane 1
Pts: P Horgan 0-11 (9f), D Fitzgibbon 4, C Lehane 3, D Kearney 3, S Kingston 3, S Harnedy 2, M Coleman 2 (1s/l), C Joyce 1, L Meade 1, J O'Connor 1		 Gls: S Dowling 1 (1p), C Lynch 1, P Ryan 1
Pts: A Gillane 13 (7f), S Dowling 4 (1f), G Mulcahy 4, G Hegarty 3, C Lynch 1, D O'Donovan 1, D Byrnes 1(1f), S Flanagan 1, T Morrissey 1, K Hayes 1, B Nash 1, D Reidy 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow)
Attendance: 71,073
5 August 2018
14:00
Semi-final Replay
Clare 2-13 (19) – (20) 1-17 Galway
(HT: 0-6 – 1-9)
Gls: P Duggan 1, S O'Donnell 1
Pts: P Duggan 6 (6f), I Galvin 2, T Kelly, P Collins 1, J Conlon 1, A Shanagher 1, S O'Donnell 1		 Gls: J Glynn 1
Pts: J Canning 8 (4f, 1 sl), C Whelan 3, N Burke 2, D Burke 2, C Mannion 1, C Cooney 1
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
Attendance: 44,246

All-Ireland final

19 August 2018
15:30
All-Ireland Final
Galway 2-18 (24) – (25) 3-16 Limerick
(HT: 0-9 – 1-10)
Gls: C Whelan 1, J Canning 1 (1f)
Pts: J Canning 10 (5f, 2 '65'), D Burke 3, J Cooney 3, P Mannion 1, N Burke 1		 Gls: G Mulcahy 1, T Morrissey 1, S Dowling 1
Pts: K Hayes 4, A Gillane 3 (1f), G Mulcahy 2, D Hannon 2, T Morrisey 1, D O'Donovan 1, C Lynch 1, D Byrnes 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
Attendance: 82,000

Championship statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Peter Duggan Clare 3-76 85 8 10.60
2 Joe Canning Galway 2-78 84 8 10.50
3 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2-63 69 7 9.85
4 Patrick Horgan Cork 2-53 61 6 10.17
5 Jason Forde Tipperary 3-39 48 4 12.00
6 Rory O'Connor Wexford 0-46 46 5 9.20
7 Aaron Gillane Limerick 1-37 40 7 5.71
8 Paul Ryan Dublin 3-21 30 4 7.50
9 Shane Dowling Limerick 2-24 30 5 6.00
10 Pauric Mahony Waterford 1-26 29 3 9.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Jason Forde Tipperary 1-14 17 Waterford
2 Joe Canning Galway 1-12 15 Kilkenny
Peter Duggan Clare 0-15 15 Tipperary
Shane Dowling Limerick 0-15 15 Waterford
5 Peter Duggan Clare 0-14 14 Galway
6 Patrick Horgan Cork 1-11 14 Limerick
7 Joe Canning Galway 1-10 13 Limerick
Peter Duggan Clare 1-10 13 Waterford
Peter Duggan Clare 0-13 13 Limerick
Aaron Gillane Limerick 0-13 13 Cork
11 Jason Forde Tipperary 1-9 12 Limerick
T. J. Reid Kilkenny 1-9 12 Galway
Shane Dooley Offaly 1-9 12 Galway
Rory O'Connor Wexford 0-12 12 Dublin
T. J. Reid Kilkenny 0-12 12 Dublin
Rory O'Connor Wexford 0-12 12 Galway
Joe Canning Galway 0-12 12 Wexford
Joe Canning Galway 0-12 12 Clare

Scoring Events

Miscellaneous

  • The Munster round-robin game between Clare and Waterford was the first Munster Championship game to take place at Cusack Park in Ennis since 1997.[14]
  • The Leinster round-robin game between Galway and Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium in Salthill was Galway's first home Leinster Championship match. It was the first provincial championship game (excluding the Connacht championship) to take place in County Galway since 1965.[15]
  • Clare's defeat of Tipperary in the Munster round-robin game was their first victory over the team since 2003.[16] It is also their first defeat of Tipperary in Thurles since 1928.[17]
  • Michael "Brick" Walsh of Waterford set a new record when he made his 74th championship appearance against Cork on 17 June 2018.[18]
  • Cork won back-to-back Munster titles for the first time since 2005/06.
  • The Leinster final ended in a draw for the first time since 1993.[19]
  • The Leinster final was played outside Leinster for the first time.[20]
  • For only the second year in a row, no county from Leinster reached the All-Ireland semi-final stage, with the four spots going to Clare, Cork, Galway and Limerick. (Galway currently play in the Leinster Championship but are geographically in Connacht.)
  • Limerick defeated Kilkenny in the championship for the first time since 1973.[21]
  • Kilkenny failed to win the All-Ireland for the third consecutive year. This is their worst titleless streak since 1994–1999, when they went six years without an All-Ireland.
  • Limerick achieve victory in the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1973.
  • Limerick defeated Galway in the All-Ireland final for the very first time.[22]

Live Hurling on TV

RTÉ, the national broadcaster in Ireland, provided the majority of the live television coverage of the hurling championship in the second year of a five-year deal running from 2017 until 2021. Sky Sports also broadcast a number of matches and had exclusive rights to some games.

Live Hurling On TV Schedule
Date Fixture &
Match Details		 RTÉ
Sky Sports
Provincial Championships
13 May Dublin v Kilkenny
Leinster Round 1		 RTÉ
20 May Limerick v Tipperary
Munster Round 1		 RTÉ
20 May Cork v Clare
Munster Round 1		 RTÉ
27 May Tipperary v Cork
Munster Round 2		 RTÉ
27 May Galway v Kilkenny
Leinster Round 3		 RTÉ
2 June Wexford v Galway
Leinster Round 4		 Sky Sports
2 June Cork v Limerick
Munster Round 3		 Sky Sports
3 June Waterford v Tipperary
Munster Round 3		 RTÉ
9 June Kilkenny v Wexford
Leinster Round 5		 Sky Sports
[note 1]
10 June Tipperary v Clare
Munster Round 4		 RTÉ
17 June Clare v Limerick
Munster Round 5		 RTÉ
1 July Cork v Clare
Munster Final		 RTÉ
1 July Galway v Kilkenny
Leinster Final		 RTÉ
All-Ireland Hurling Championship
14 July Clare v Wexford
All-Ireland Quarter-Final		 RTÉ
15 July Kilkenny v Limerick
All-Ireland Quarter-Final		 RTÉ
28 July Galway v Clare
All-Ireland Semi-Final		 RTÉ
Sky Sports
29 July Cork v Limerick
All-Ireland Semi-Final		 RTÉ
Sky Sports
19 August Galway v Limerick
All-Ireland Final		 RTÉ
Sky Sports

Awards

Sunday Game Team of the Year

The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 19 August, which was the night of the final.[24] The panel consisting of Brendan Cummins, Jackie Tyrrell, Anthony Daly, Eddie Brennan, Dónal O'Grady, Ken McGrath and Cyril Farrell unanimously selected Galway's Pádraic Mannion as the Sunday game player of the year.[25][26]

  • 1. Eoin Murphy (Kilkenny)
  • 2. Sean Finn (Limerick)
  • 3. Daithi Burke (Galway)
  • 4. Richie English (Limerick)
  • 5. Diarmaid Byrnes (Limerick)
  • 6. Declan Hannon (Limerick)
  • 7. Padraic Mannion (Galway)
  • 8. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Cork)
  • 9. Cian Lynch (Limerick)
  • 10. Peter Duggan (Clare)
  • 11. Joe Canning (Galway)
  • 12. Tom Morrissey (Limerick)
  • 13. Graeme Mulcahy (Limerick)
  • 14. John Conlon (Clare)
  • 15. Seamus Harnedy (Cork)

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sky Sports missed the first 22 minutes of the match because they showed extra time of Meath v Tyrone in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship instead.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Hurling tiers - 1. All-Ireland (Liam McCarthy Cup) 2. Joe McDonagh Cup 3. Christy Ring Cup 4. Nicky Rackard Cup 5. Lory Meagher Cup
  2. ↑ "2018 GAA Championship Draw: Recap". RTE Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dublin v Kilkenny, Cork v Clare among the early standouts in revamped Hurling Championship draw". The 42. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Limerick hang on against Galway to end 45 years of pain". RTE Sport. 19 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "New green wave ends 45 years of heartache for Limerick". Irish Examiner. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ranking the top ten hurling games of 2018". SKY Sports. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hurling's giddy summer: The Revolution Years mark II". RTE Sport. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Jamesie O'Connor: A summer of great memories and even greater champions". Irish Independent. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Team of the year, best moment and greatest game - John Mullane's 2018 hurling awards". Irish Independent. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "GAA votes to change senior hurling championship". Irish Examiner. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Historic day at Croke Park as Congress votes in hurling structure changes". RTE Sport. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Provincial finalists kept apart in All-Ireland hurling semi-finals". Irish Examiner. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Seats scarce for Clare's first home Munster SHC game since 1997". RTE Sport. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Historic day as Galway get to enjoy home comforts". Irish Examiner. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "0-15 for Duggan as Clare fight back to claim dramatic Munster win and knock out Tipp". The 42. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Late push by Clare slams the trapdoor shut on Tipperary". Irish Times. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Cork book Munster final place after dramatic late comeback denies Waterford". Irish Independent. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  19. ↑ "Kilkenny and Galway to go again after first final draw in 25 years". Irish Times. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  20. ↑ "Semple Stadium to host Leinster hurling final replay". RTE Sport. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Limerick's first win over the Cats in 45 years, Kilkenny show their heart and Cork up next". The 42. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  22. ↑ {{citeweb|url= http://www.the42.ie/galway-limerick-all-ireland-final-4189637-Aug2018/
  23. ↑ "'We apologise' - Sky Sports issues statement on 22-minute delay showing Kilkenny and Wexford hurling clash - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  24. ↑ "Limerick rule in The Sunday Game team of the year". RTE Sport. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "Here's The Sunday Game's Hurling Team of the Year for 2018". The 42. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "The Sunday Game panel voted unanimously for Pádraic Mannion as their Player of the Year". Sportsjoe.ie. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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